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5 things Baylor fans need to know about TCU, including the KaVontae Turpin scandal, key injuries and more

Here are five things Baylor fans should know about Week 12 opponent TCU:

1. TCU is missing some key players

Early in the season, the Horned Frogs tabbed as one of the Big 12's contenders, along with Oklahoma, Texas and West Virginia and they played the part early on.

But the controversy surrounding ex-receiver KaVontae Turpin combined with injuries have derailed TCU's season.

Turpin was dismissed from the team after he was arrested and booked into Tarrant County Jail on Oct. 21 for assault with bodily injury to a family member. It turned out that was one of multiple crimes.